Post or stake puller



Jan. 5 1926.

w. E. JosmN POST 0R STAKE FULLER Filed oct. 22, 1925 LEV 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WE Jas/'11 Bihar/Mg Patented Jan. 5, 1926.'

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'5 WILLIAM n. JosLIN, or sAncoxIn, MIs'soURI.

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Application* filed October 22, 1925. Serial No. 64,218.

" posts or .stakes ork the like out of the ground1 and has for its principal Obj ect the provision of aft'ransportable frame having a wheeled axle located adjacent to one of its ends to actas afulcrum for the frame that serves as a lever for pulling the posts or stakes and provided with meansl for engaging the post or stake Vthat is to be pulled.

A further object of the invention is the provision of clamping arms pivotally secured tothe frame aforesaid and provided with means for adjusting the position of the arms into and out of engaging position, the controlling ineansbeing adjacent the end of the frame remote from the fulcrum axle heretofore described for convenient control of the clamping arms by the operator of the device. v

A further object of the invention is the provision of clamping jaws mounted on the clamping arms and adaptedto engage the post or stake, said clamping jaws being rotatably mounted on the arms and under the control of the operator so that the post or stake may be canted to prevent binding in the ground while being removed..

The construction and operation of the invention as well as its advantages will be described in detail hereinafter, and the construction will be found illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichk Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved post or stake puller,

Figure 2, aside view, p

Figure 3, a longitudinal sectional view on a plane indicated by the line 3*?) of Figure 1,

Figure 4, a transverse sectional View o-n a plane indicated by the line 4-4 of Figure 2, i

Figure 5, a detail sectional view on a plane indicated by' theline 5-5 of Figure 3, and i Figure 6, a detail sectional view on a` plane indicated by the line 6-6 of Figure 4.

In the drawings similar reference charing parts throughoutthe several views.

The improved post or stake puller has a :trame comprising side beams 1, across beam '2, and a brace beam 3 adjacent to one of the ends of the beams 1, while adjacent to the other ends of the beams is secured an axle 4 on which are journaled wheels 5, said wheeled axle admitting of ready transporta- .tion of the device, and also serving asa fulcruin for the frame, and the post or stake engaging parts to be hereinafter described.

6 indicates two clamping arms pivotally engaging brackets 7 secured to cross beam 2 at one end thereof, while the free ends of the arms 6 rest upon the axle 4 and extend as shown, a short distance in front of the axle. Rod 8 is slidably mounted in cross beam 2 and is connected with each of the clamping arms 6 by means of plates 9. 10 is a lever fulcrumed on bracket 11 supported on cross beam 2 and brace beam 3 and having a slot 12 therein to receive a pin 13 on the rod 8. It will be apparent that by acacters will be used to designate'correspondv tuating the rod 8 longitudinally that the clamping arms 6 will be moved toward oil from one another. Bracket 11 is furnished with a segmental rack`14, and the lever 10 is furnished with a detent and thumb latch of .standard construction as indicated at 15 to hold the lever 10 in adjusted position. 16 are spring arms secured to the outer sides of clamping arms 6 and engaging side beams 1, and normally tending to move said clamping arms 6 toward one another.

The clamping jaw to engage the post or stake is rotatably mounted in the free end of each of the clamping arms 6 and comprises a clamping rod 17 with a stein 18 journaled in the arms 6 and having its outer facer roughened or corrugated as' shown at 19.y

20 indicates a crank arm secured to rotate with stem 18, and has pivotally secured thereto a rod 21 that is pivotally secured to ioo a crank arm 22 secured to rotate with a the clamping jaws 17 may be positioned onk opposite sides of the post or stake to beremoved. The clamping arms 6 are then adjusted by means of lever 10, rod 8 and links 9 to cause the clamping jaws 17 to securely engage the post or stake adjacent to the ground. The rear end of the frame is then pressed downwardly and the post will be lifted from the ground. Should the post cant so as to bind against 'the walls of the hole out of which the post is being removed, it will he apparent that the eanting of the post may he corrected by adjustment of the jaws 17 by movement of the shaft 23 through the instrumentality of the hand lever t0 prevent the binding action and permit expeditious removal of the post or stake. As hereinbefore stated the wheeled axle t serves as a fulcrum for the frame that is to be used as a lever for removing the post, and said wheeled axle also serves to permit easy transportation of thel device into location for operation on the post or stalie to he removed. y

lVhat is claimed is l. In a post puller, a frame, a wheeled axle supporting said frame and located adjacent to one end thereof and serwing as a fulerum for the frame, arms pivotally mounted on said frame, jaws rotatably mounted on said arms, means to move the free ends of said arms towards and away from one another, and means to rotate said jaws.

2. A post puller comprising a frame, a wheeled axle supporting said frame and 1ocated adjacent to one end thereof and serving as a fulcrum therefor, arms pivotally secured at one of their ends to 'the frame and adapted to engage a post, a rod slidably mounted on the frame, links pivotally connecting said arms and rod, and means to adjust the rod to move said arms in'to and out of engaging position.

3. A post puller comprising a frame, a wheeled axle supporting said frame and located adjacent to one end thereof and serving as a fulcrum therefor, arms pivotally secured at one of 'their ends to the frame and adapted to engage a post, means to adjust the position of said arms, clamping jaws rotatably mounted on said arms, a shaft journaled on the frame, and means connecting said shaft and the clamping jaws to rotate the latter.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

VILLIAM E. JOSLIN. 

